President, PM reaffirm Pakistan’s unwavering support to Kashmiris

The country's top leadership reiterated its unwavering support for the Kashmir cause and the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Saturday as Pakistan marked Youm-e-Istehsal.

President Arif Alvi said that Pakistan would continue to be the voice of its Kashmiri brothers and sisters, who have been making invaluable sacrifices and will extend all possible support for the fullest realisation of their legitimate rights.

In his message on Youm-e-Istehsal, the president said that "we have no doubt that durable peace and stability in South Asia can only be achieved through a peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people".

In a separate message, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan will continue to lend its unstinted moral, political and diplomatic support to the rightful and just cause of the freedom struggle of the Kashmiri people.

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The premier added that it is Pakistan’s abiding commitment and promise to Kashmiris that we will echo their voices, at every forum until the world takes action and urges India to end its human rights violations and forcible occupation of IIOJK.

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also said Pakistan would continue to highlight unchecked Indian atrocities in IIOJK at every world forum.

"The ideological and emotional attachment of the Kashmiri people to Pakistan was an open secret to the world," he said in his message on the eve of Kashmir’s Youm-e-Istehsal.

The foreign minister said the unilateral and illegal action taken by the Modi government on August 5, 2019, was India’s last tactic against the occupied valley, which also failed.

The military's media wing said that on Youm-e-Istehsal, the CJCsSC, services chiefs and the Pakistan armed forces "stand in solidarity with the brave and resilient people of IIOJK in their just struggle for right to self-determination according to UN resolutions".

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The ISPR added that the continuation of inhumane military lockdown, illegal measures to change the demographic structure of the occupied territory and the gross and systematic transgressions of human rights are all manifest violations of international law.

“Such actions coupled with Indian Government’s belligerent rhetoric and hostile actions continue to perpetuate humanitarian and security crises in IIOJ&K and pose a perpetual threat to regional security,” the ISPR further said.

The statement added that the resolution of the Kashmir dispute according to UN Resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people is imperative for enduring peace and stability in the region.

“Pakistan Armed Forces pay rich tribute to the martyrs of IIOJK for their supreme sacrifices, and affirm full support of Pakistan for provision of political, moral and humanitarian support to Kashmiris in their just struggle against tyranny and illegal subjugation,” added the ISPR.